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Chapter 28
Arthur was certain there was envy on Daphne's face. When she talked about Blade and Mamie’s love story, he could tell she thought it was a romantic story. Her voice seemed to be a bit longing as she spoke about it. Admittedly, Blade and Mamie’s story was romantic, but the emotion he felt was more of chagrin and anger.
Why would Daphne envy Blade and Mamie? Because they have something that Daphne did not have? Because she couldn’t love him? If she loved him, she wouldn't be envious of other people's relationships.
Who was he kidding? He might be royal, but it was a curse as far as he was concerned and who could love a madman? Having a mate may make him able to control himself more, but it meant nothing if it would make Daphne miserable.
Arthur's heart sank to his stomach, and Lucas let out a growl of pain. Their mate didn't love them. He was almost certain that she would never find a way to love them either.
He hadn’t even realized
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“No,” she shook her head as her eyes burned with tears. “No. No. No.”It couldn’t be Anthony. It couldn’t be!Anthony had been one of the only people on the patrol who had been kind to Arthur and remained kind to him. He was so young, he couldn't just die like this!She could save him, couldn’t she? Her blood had managed to heal Arthur’s wounds. She had never used it to save someone so badly injured, but she couldn't just watch Anthony die in front of her. It would at least give him a chance, right?She looked up at Arthur for confirmation. His eyes widened slightly before furrowing. She knew he didn’t want to agree but she worried her lip.“Please… h-he’ll die—”Arthur looked down at Anthony, gritted his teeth, and nodded stiffly, speaking softly.“I'll block other’s view, so hurry.”It was dark, and everyone's attention was
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